The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 23, 1994, Page 8, Image 8
8
Students hope
on Common gr
By BRIAN GARLAND a lot in their
Assistant Carolina! Editor ments, inclu<
There's a buzz going around cam- lavatories, fo
pus about a new apartment complex stucty are
mIIpH fhp ITnivprsitv Cnmmnn? that miCTOWave, dL
will open this fall just across the Bios- fngerator.
som Street bridge. delude
Why? Because no one's heard any- n8 room h
thing negative about the apartments. ment, ^ e'ect
"Besides location, you're with peo- P ?ne a Ql
pie your age, and that's good," said bedroom and
Ashley Roe, an early childhood edu- It makes ii
cation junior who signed up for a ar) ?r s*uc"
room last week. "The rooms are qui- ^ 1 ^
et. Your room's really private, and you Clements said
have your own key." dent living.
Randy Lee, a geography senior, said Clements sa
he's heard nothing bad about the * e aPartmen
place. eluding a swir
"I saw an ad for it in The Game- a sanc*lot V?N
cock, and the price wasn't bad, and ,a ,court an<
you get a washer and dryer," he said. c u es a ^ame
The apartment complex staff has m win8heard
that USC students are talking _e.^S,?n _?!
about it. DUiwc navci
"The students are excited," said Joni c . ?tl|SCf 1 f
ParisMirmor of operations at Capstone
Properties Inc., the parent company
of University Commons. "They "
love it They've never seen anything ^
geared so specific to the students. f .
Rent is $230 a month for a space in ?
a four-bedroom, two-bath apartment, acjded
Utilities aren't included, but "good in- University
sulation" and S C. Electric & Gas' com lexes at
Good Sense Plan keep prices down to ties in tbe
about $85 a month per apartment. versity Unive
Cayce's water system estimates water si of ^abam
costs for each apartment will be about Versity and I
*30 every two months University Coi
There s an optional $5 cable rate, same design ;
and there's also a $1.50 phone charge budding at Mi
to enter an AT&T contract that sup- Ohio) and th
plies a PIN number to each resident sippj
and the privilege to have long-dis- Clements s
tance calls billed to each person's bave contribu
rent- nizations ar
All in all, it's about $270 per month through time
per resident, which is comparable to complex.
Bates West on campus, but leases are ?we try to jyearly.
However, unlike some apart- 0f the commi
ment complexes, leases are individ- sbe said, addi
ual, so no residents are forced to pay tivities are he
roommates' rent. "We see the n
Carolyn Clements, director of mar- selves so we
keting and programs of Capstone community."
Properties Inc., said residents will get
Kui> ir sm.
r I5SEHH1
: < .<
Some same
Some game
ola
ABOV
DUANE MARTIN LEON Tl
}
to live [
ound :
fully furnished apartiing
ceiling fans, two
?ur private bedrooms ^ 1 Bf lFH
as, a washer and dryer, "m ?
shwasher, range and re- ^ J| J g
d are modern-designed
irniture in each apartronic
alarm system and
ible hookups in each
elsewhere. * it # 511 I
t very easy for parents
;nts from out-of-state * 15^2
ant to buy furniture," * JIH
. "We're geared for stumm
id the complex outside - _ Immmm *Jfij lj I
t has a lot to offer, in- gggfl
nming pool, a hot tub, . r?l- u, rwH
eyball court, a basketd
a clubhouse that in- *f*J| jtt
room and weightroom s>^ J**
at students to have fun, | ?1 IJfcpPv^^i
our computers in the < ? j
1 cubicles," she said,
sidents have access to - f a
: and a copy machine. r v *' |? Vjh^P|
id there is "ample park- j i% (
rtment has three spots, | J *, ~f t
s blank spots available ^ ^ r - ? j
dents and visitors. The
/ell-lighted as well, she The University Commons apartn
~ , . , No one has to come in with 1
Commons already has ? . ., ? ? ,
r. ,.rr ? roommates, she said. Two peopl
five different umversi- , . ? ?_T
. .1 c*-*. tt * needed to reserve an apartment
uth?, F oJi,da,Sta f Un" singles that are interested in 1
rs^ofFlonda tover- (h ?e can match up w.(h o(
a, tssissippt a e ni- trough roommate profiles at the
Intverstty of Georgia. ^ Commons ofike
namons which uses the Gene Lunl director ofusc.s j
it each location^alsois ^ ResjdcmiaJ ^ ^
ami University (Oxford, ri^,abouuhc popularity of Uni
e University of Miss,s- ^ Commons ^
" f f U i??lr If Ml /leinr o cfurlont
j r .1 l tmiixv. it it viiaw a ^luutui
aid some of these s.tes we de f ,
ted to commumty orga- h? sai(J ? faa Q
id their un.vers.ties Th^ hdp or hu'rt ,
and involvement as a {or ev
, _ Luna said there are 6,300 stu<
>ecome an integral part ... ? nn,
.u u ? living on campus out of 26,00(
inity through services, dent$
M^trithiiTthe complex" Oements said UnivosityComt
.. r T saw a need to come to Columbi
ssidents dtversdy them- ?Wc fe?, ,jke qua|i,y housi
try o un. e em m o a ncccjcct ,n Columbia," she said.
like to provide. Some of the <
. *TRAf> ?r IP- ^
Jy .* | %
U play* ?
ly you.
E1RIIVI
JPAC SHAKUR MARLON WAYANS
Die 6ametock
?mm i
is, <S>^^I f^ma
8^mm * **T"*"
i WlBBmSmm
|f| 55 ?3- |
B8L ', J0WB&I0^ s. #;f ^IM IiTi tte fNltllfolg:
' *1#*^mm ^stT W fit f > ^gragfillP*"* lent
complex should be ready for students to move
three houses aren't that safe. We're not here
e are to compete with campus housing." ?
iving Construction is progressing,
hers Clements said, and move-in day is
Uni- projected to be Aug. 17.
University Commons residents
lous- '
woe. don't have to be students, she said,
rersi- but it's not suited for family living
with the separate bedrooms. There
that ,r .,
their 216 no coeo rooms either.
f life. The apartments are located at 800
1100111 Alexander Road, just off Knox Abbot
lents **?ad next to Parkland Plaza in Cayce.
) stu- Call 939-0444 for more information.
James Taylor, maintenance director
110115 at the Columbia site, described Unia.
ng is vefsity Commons: "There's no place
. "We like this place near this place. This has
>lder gQt to the place."
l| ' E
SUMMEI
ON THE
If you didn't sign up for RO
man or sophomore, you c
up to your classmates by at
h Army ROTC Camp ChalL
I paid six-week summer cc
leadership training.
I Find out moi
Military Sci
3
lii
m i?! iiyi! ISII
' ! W ' Hm
ff#
V* **>' V
: in Aug. 17. The building is located acri
New apartment ch;
University Commons is a ch
opening at universities across
complex, located across the Bios
Aug. 17. Rent is $220 a person per
RU lfiJli
' n 1= m)
ICERS' T R A I
fj^^m^. 8
t SCHOOL FOR
ffiWAYTOTH
TC as a fresh- By the time yc
an still catch college, you'll
tending fr^ERSh^i an Army
snge, a p 'ppSSl theself-cc
>urse in |\^3 it takes t
and beyo:
ARMYROTC
IE SMARTEST COLLEGE
COURSE YOU CAN TAKE.
e. Contact Capt
ience building.1
Wednesday, March 23, 1994
==================:i 1
.#
* '
*****
David Mandrell/The Gamecock
oss the Blossom Street bridge.
M [i] i E?-j | ILT^^^b""**""
ain in Columbia
ain of apartment complexes
the Southeast. Columbia's
som Street bridge, will open
month.
FjttP
/^^""^ "^^Source:
University Commons ?
/ 7-?^^ ^evT~--S
/ /= ? ^eis^a 77
r ^/f>7^0s n A*o. J
L^*Os ? poN,r . ?/
NING CORPS
PEOPLE
E TOP.
>u have graduated from
have the credentials of
officer. You'll also have
jnfidence and discipline
o succeed in college
nd. |
t
John Leo.
777-3642
<